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Robert Byrd Takes On CODEPINK
Vets For Freedom Vs. CODEPINK
Diane Cardwell, "Antiwar Group’s Tactics: Stealth And Pink Lingerie," The New York Times, 9/4/04
Jodie Evans Is Co-Founder Of CODEPINK. (Brian Skoloff, "Activist Helping Iraqi Families Dies In Baghdad Car Bombing," The Associated Press, 4/18/05)
"Code Pink Founder And Leader Jodi[e] Evans Rolled Out A Whole Roster Of Civil Disobedience Activities Over The Next Few Months, Including A Plan To Gatecrash A Halliburton Shareholders’ Meeting To Highlight War Profiteering In Iraq And A Picket Of 24 Hummer Dealerships…" (Andrew Gumbel, "Los Angeles Stories," [London] Independent, 3/28/04)
- "Code Pink, At A Mock War Crimes Tribunal In Istanbul June 27, Signed A Declaration That The Iraqi Insurgency ‘Deserved The Support Of People Everywhere Who Care For Justice And Freedom.’" (Robert Novak, Op-Ed, "House GOP Won’t Vote On Majority Leader In Time For State Of The Union Speech," Chicago Sun-Times, 1/15/06)
- Fox News’ John Gibson: "The vigil, antiwar protest, was organized by Code Pink, a rabidly antiwar, anti-Bush organization, which feels no compunction about standing outside Walter Reed with signs like ‘Maimed for Lies,’ and ‘Enlist Here to Die for Halliburton.’" (Fox News’ "The Big Story," 8/25/05)
Evans Has Claimed Iraqi "Women Are Worse Off Now Than They Were Under Saddam." (Katherine Stapp, "Int’l Women’s Day," Inter Press Service, 3/5/04)
In 2003, Evans Called The Invasion Of Iraq A "Global Testosterone Poisoning." ("Capital Comment," United Press International, 3/4/03)
Evans Has Described Obama As "Kind Of A Cross Between Jack Kennedy And Martin Luther King." (Ted Johnson, "[Hollywood] Event Goes Gaga For Obama," Daily Variety, 2/21/07)
Evans Is A Bundler For Obama’s Presidential Campaign And Has Committed To Raising $50,000 To $100,000. (Obama For America Web site, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 7/30/08)